Jay Whittaker Posted September 10 Author Posted September 10 Aighty, got the hood successfully hinged on the second try, and I fashioned it so it’s removable up to whatever point I want to make it permanent, which will be after all engine/bay detailing is done, along with finishing the underside of the hood itself. This is facilitated by merely epoxying the pin to the brass tube housing, pretty much when I’m done with absolutely everything else, like THE last thing before the finish photos. In all honesty, I only had to do this on one side, not both. Set the pics for clarity. 5
customline Posted September 15 Posted September 15 Glad to see this moving forward, Jay. Fantastic body mods. How are you planning to attach the lower trim. Craft wire is a great idea but how and when does it get attached?
Jay Whittaker Posted September 16 Author Posted September 16 23 hours ago, customline said: Glad to see this moving forward, Jay. Fantastic body mods. How are you planning to attach the lower trim. Craft wire is a great idea but how and when does it get attached? Thank you sir!.... Very lightly applying 2-part epoxy, it'll get attached after paint & polish. 1
customline Posted September 16 Posted September 16 12 hours ago, Jay Whittaker said: Thank you sir!.... Very lightly applying 2-part epoxy, it'll get attached after paint & polish. Oh boy. Nothing but decaf for 24 hours prior. 😧 1
Jay Whittaker Posted Monday at 12:18 PM Author Posted Monday at 12:18 PM FINALLY!!! We got some shades slung! Wanted to show the various stages I go through when it comes to fade schemes. I personally don’t like any “sharp” fade lines so I intermix the primary base colors with each other at various levels and intensities. I’m going for a Winfield Fade effect on this, which they’re usually concentrated on a specific area of the car, rather than whole-body fades, and I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with that. I just had to adjust my mentality when it came time to spray. The inserts will have a mild top-to-bottom fade as well, to tie them into the overall paint theme. So here are some base color shots. Enjoy! 2
Jay Whittaker Posted Monday at 12:20 PM Author Posted Monday at 12:20 PM And we have success for the evening!! Got ‘er in the dehydrator for the evening, in a day or so will give it a light scuff, lay out the pearl white/white fade down the center as well as the insert fade then re-clear. Once that is done I’ll turn my attention to the interior, engine, and such. 5
Dtimmerman89 Posted Monday at 12:20 PM Posted Monday at 12:20 PM Excellent work. I can't wait to see it in the sunlight to really let those colors show. 1
Scale Riders Posted Wednesday at 04:28 AM Posted Wednesday at 04:28 AM WOW! this looks great. I'm loving the modifications and how you brought to life. Keep it up! 1
Jay Whittaker Posted yesterday at 12:11 AM Author Posted yesterday at 12:11 AM Thanks so much for the kind words folks!
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